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Young People and the Environment: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

By John Fien , David Yencken , David Yencken (auth.) , Helen Sykes (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2002
ISBN
9781402009440, 9780306477218
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7084154 bytes)
Series
Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects 1
Edition
1
Pages
184\188
Time added
2020-08-30 06:11:09
Comparative Education

Description

The book analyses the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours that comprise the environmental attitudes of young people in the Asia-Pacific region and the cultural, political and educational contexts that have shaped them. The findings are based upon a questionnaire survey of over 10,000 young people together with focus group studies in India, South China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and the west coast of the USA. Young People and the Environment....Pages 1-8 Japan....Pages 9-22 China-Guangzhou....Pages 23-37 China-Hong Kong....Pages 39-52 Thailand....Pages 53-63 India....Pages 65-77 Singapore....Pages 79-92 Brunei Darussalam....Pages 93-101 Australia....Pages 103-114 Aotearoa-New Zealand....Pages 115-125 Fiji....Pages 127-137 United States of America....Pages 139-150 Synthesis: A Cross-Cultural Reflection....Pages 151-171

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